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Café Ferdinand

Name
Sara Saur
Education degree
Master
Subject area
Architecture
Study programme
Furniture Design - Products, Materials and Contexts
Year
2023

The project aims to transform the café at the Willumsens Museum, adding value and a site specific collection of furniture. As part of a larger renovation plan starting next year, the project seeks to create an immersive and captivating experience within the café that has a resonance with the artworks of J. F. Willumsen. 

 

The project proposes a concrete proposal for the transformation of the café at the Willumsens Museum, along with site-specific furniture to complement it. The aim of the proposal is to create resonance between the café's interior and Willumsen's artistic world. The art experience should not end when the visitor leaves the exhibition hall. Instead, it should continue into the café, enriching and tying together the overall museum experience. The project offers a visual and conceptual expression for the café and bespoken furniture that references the art on the walls in a subtle manner. It also includes references to the stools in the exhibition halls that I designed last semester, establishing a common familiar language between them. 

 

The project focuses on materials and colors to transform the café at the Willumsens Museum. It introduces a specialized furniture collection consisting of a stool, a bench, and a café table. These carefully designed pieces enhance the café's ambiance, providing both functionality and aesthetic appeal to the space. 

A new café space

Model of the café - 1/15
Model of the café - 1/15 - The facade from the garden
Model of the café - 1/15 - The view when you enter the café
Model of the café - 1/15. A new linoleum floor, a color palette refering to the art and a bespoken furniture collection
An isometric illustration of the café
A plan drawing of the museum, 1/125. The yellow square shows a new building of the renovation plan adding a professional kitchen

A café stool 

JFW café stool. Stained douglas and an upholstered seat in wool . H45 I W42 I D42 cm
JFW café stool.
JFW café stool. A detail.
JFW café stool - together with the linoleum floor

A furniture collection - A stool, a bench and a table 

Technical drawings 1/15
The stool - render 01
The stool - render 02
The stool - render 03

The café today 

1/5
The café today
The café today is functioning as a self service bar
The entrance to the café. One open space with the shop and the ticket desk
A round wall of acoustic bricks and black tiles
The furniture today

JFW - A stool for the exhibition space 

The stool for the exhibition space in front of the artwork Jotunheim. Stained douglas and an upholstered seat in wool
The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals
Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s):
Responsible consumption and production (12)

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Telefon
+45 6177 7100
Competitions, Publications & Awards
2022
2022

Bilingual Design - exhibition at Trapholt Museum

2020

KÅRK #37 Magazine - Bachelor project "Et folkebad"

2020

Søjle 01 in photo campaign for Eilersen, styling by Pernille Vest & Henriette Schou, photos by Lars Ranek

2020
2023

Architecture models & objects in photo campaign for Muuto

2021

'Søjler' in photo campaign for Louis Poulsen curated by Atelier Axo

Education & Relevant Courses
2021
2023

Master in Furniture & Objects, The Royal Danish Academy

2017
2020

Bachelor in Architecture - Building art & culture, The Royal Danish Academy, School of Architecture

2017
2017

Krabbesholm Højskole - Architecture preparing course

2021
2023

Next Carpentry School - 1st course

Professional Work Experience
2023

Reform - Design Consultant

2021
2023

Reform - Showroom Assistant

2020
2021

Frama - Design internship

2020
2020

Lina Ghotmeh Architecture - internship in Paris

2019
2020

Stilleben - shop assistant

2018
2018

Studio X - shop assistant